Researchers working across Island Nations in the South Pacific discovered that the plastics turning up in these fish were mostly fine fibers shed from textiles and fishing gear. Stacey Leasca is an ...

Even in some of the most isolated corners of the Pacific, plastic pollution has quietly worked its way into the food web. A large analysis of fish caught around Fiji, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu found ...

A third of fish living in the remote coastal waters of the Pacific Island Countries and Territories are contaminated with microplastics, with especially high rates in Fiji, according to an analysis ...